Ben and Laura will be sorely missed, and never forgotten.

A memorial service is planned at the base of Whiteout in Emerald City (part of Lady Slipper) at the Red River Gorge on Friday, November 7 from 3-5pm. Miguel’s will be closed during this time.

Benjamin E. Strohmeier of Hebron, KY, and Laura Fletcher of Brownsburg, IN. They were both 18. A memorial is planned for Friday from 3-5pm at the base of Whiteout at Emerald City.

More than 600 people were there for the Reel Rock Film showing Saturday Night. Photo courtesy Brian Maslyar

Many thanks to the more than hundreds of people who showed up this weekend to celebrate and support the RRGCC’s Rocktoberfest! We have a lot to catch up on and will be posting some pictures and wrap-ups soon.. but there’s one last thing you could help us with - we want to make this event the best it can be, so we’re asking for some feedback on what worked, what didn’t, and what we could do next year to make it even better.

So, if you would, take a minute to fill out our feedback form and we’ll do what we can to make sure next year is even better.

Thanks to all and stay tuned for more including pictures, wrap-ups, and some numbers to how much was raised over the weekend!

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Tent City is founded

Tent City got started as vendors started pouring in from across the country. We’re all about ready to kick things off and get partyin’.

Check back to see updates as the weekend moves along. If you’re really cool, though, you’ll be in the pictures we take.. not looking at them from your office

Tonight’s starting things off with new videos from around the country as well as some of the best music Lexington has to offer - sounds from Soap Box, The Slant Kings, and Phat Mavericks.

It’s not too late, just show up tonight with cash.

See you there!

Register now!

Hurry to register now! Online pre-registration has been extended through Thursday at 12pm. After that, online pre-registration will close along with your last chance to pay with credit card (at the event, it’s strictly cash only) and it’s the only way to guarantee your spot at the events. And if that’s not enough, prices at the door will be higher than they’re offered online.

So Register Now!

1. Everyone has a chance to win

Sore heel has routes from 5.4 to 5.14c
Three each divisions for men and women means everyone is competing for prizes
Old Stone division for the climbers who want to have a great climbing day, make a donation with out all the hassle.

2. Endurance

Comp is endurance based, so a 5.12 and a 5.10 with the same number of bolts has the same number of points

Sore Heel - Location of the Clip N' Go Comp

3. Strategy

This competition has a strategy. Just doing the hardest route probably won’t get you the win. To maximize the points, climb each route twice. The first time gets 2 points per bolt and 4 for the anchors, while the 2nd time gets 1 point for each bolt and 1 point for the anchors.

4. Beginning of the season workout

Best way to get in shape is to climb a ton. How many pitches can you do? How many bolts can you clip?

5. Crowd avoidance

Only competitors will be allowed to use Sore Heel parking Saturday until 2:00 pm 150+ routes at 13 crags (you do the math)

6. Supports the purchase of a great climbing area

No overhead means 99.97% of your $15 entry fee in goes to

Clip n' Go Comp Guide

pay down the mortgage. The only cost to the RRGCC for this event is copies for the score sheet.

7. Be a part of history

This is the first year of the Clip n’ Go Climbing Competition. The RRGCC will be holding this yearly competition at Rocktoberfest, so come out and be a part of the one that started it all.

8. You can register 3 ways

- Online rrgcc.org/register
- Rocktoberfest registration desk at Bee Rock on Friday night or Saturday morning
- The site day of at the comp (CASH ONLY)

9. Prizes

There are a ton of prizes available.

10. All the cool kids are doing it.

We’ve finalized the stage schedule and now have a map to the venue.  Click the image below to download the pdf.

Date : Saturday October 11
Time : 9am to 5pm
Location : PMRP Sore Heel Climbing areas (this includes - The Gallery, The Volunteer Wall, Left Field, The Playground, Shady Grove, Bronaugh Wall, Purgatory, North 40, The Shire, Courtesy Wall, Rival Wall, What About Bob Wall)
Cost : $15 - as always, proceeds go to pay down the mortgage on the PMRP (you know, we owe a lot of money)

Sore Heel - Location of the Clip N' Go Comp

Pre-register now or at the Rocktoberfest registration desk the night before and day of. We will also be accepting registration at the competition. Your scorecard is your ticket to the event. Before 2pm, you will not be granted access to the Sore Heel parking lot unless you’re participating in the event.

Scoring :
Endurance will be the focus of this event. Points will be based on the number of bolts clipped on redpoint. More details to be announced day of the competition. Score cards must be turned in at the Sore Heel Parking Lot by 5:30pm.

Special Notes:
Sore Heel Parking area will be closed from 9am to 2pm to all cars unless you are in the comp. At 2pm the parking lot will be open again to all.

Draws will not be pre-hung and competitors must bring own gear and partners. Competitors may bring one partner with them. Everyone climbing will need to sign a waiver.

Everyone is welcome. There will be plenty of divisions and Sore Heel offers a wide assortment of grades, so please come out, climb, have fun, compete and donate to ensure access to the PMRP.

The best prizes of Rocktoberfest will be award to the competitors of this comp so don’t sit by and wish you’d participated.

PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD
Please help the RRGCC by forwarding information about the Rocktoberfest and the comp to as many interested people as possible. We need tons of participation. Please post and announce at colleges, climbing clubs, pros, gyms, bars, and churches and anywhere else that you can.

All clinics will take place at their assigned locations (details below) on Sunday, October 12, from 10 AM – 2 PM. All clinic participants MUST come to the Clinic Meet and Greet on Saturday, October 11th at 7 PM at Bee Rocks. This will give participants the opportunity to meet the instructors and sign liability waivers.

You must pre-register and pay in order to secure your spot. Registration closes at midnight on Wednesday so hurry!

For more on Rocktoberfest and the clinics, and to register for both, click here.

To anyone who mentions that they are a climber and saw this ad on the RRGCC’s website: 20% of the proceeds from what you pay to play will go to the Red River Gorge Climbers’ Coalition. This deal starts from the grand opening of Saturday, October 4th through Rocktoberfest weekend.

It's here..

October is fast approaching.. and in the Red River Gorge, that means two things: sending temps and Rocktoberfest, presented this year by Keen Footwear, Black Diamond and Mountain Gear.

Besides getting lower prices for registering online and guaranteeing a spot for the events, the first 200 registrants get a bag full of schwag.. so don’t wait! And after registering, invite friends using your invite code to get even more schwag.. better hurry, though, you’ve got some catching up to do.

Read more here and Register!

Click here to download a poster (about 1MB in size) that you can print out and post around town to help spread the word!